Where does “បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ” come from?
បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ (Khmer) comes from Khmer បុណ្យ, from Old Khmer បុណ្យ, from Sanskrit पुण्य — the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...
បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ (Khmer): Pchum Ben, Ancestors' Day festival a 15-day Cambodian religious festival
Definitions
- Pchum Ben, Ancestors' Day festival a 15-day Cambodian religious festival
Ancestry of “បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ”, step by step
បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer បុណ្យ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | បុណ្យ | ceremony, celebration, festival, feast; holiday;... |
| 2 | Old Khmer | បុណ្យ | goodness; virtue; merit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पुण्य | the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,... |